Little legends : exceptional men in black history /
Harrison, Vashti,
Little legends : exceptional men in black history / Vashti Harrison with Kwesi Johnson. - 86 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-84).
Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass --
Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls --
Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan --
Marshall "Major" Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes --
Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson --
Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks --
Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembe�ne --
James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte --
Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell --
Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson --
John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- Andre� Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D --
Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin --
Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends.
School Library Journal starred, November 2019
This volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.
7.5 3-6 1080L Lexile
9780316475143 0316475149 9780316497312
2019022196
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography.
Biographies.
E185 / .H313 2019
920 HAR 305.38
Little legends : exceptional men in black history / Vashti Harrison with Kwesi Johnson. - 86 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-84).
Benjamin Banneker -- James Armistead Lafayette -- Frederick Douglass --
Bass Reeves -- Robert Smalls --
Charles Henry Turner -- Arturo Schomburg -- Garrett Morgan --
Marshall "Major" Taylor -- Harold Moody -- Oscar Micheaux -- Paul Robeson -- Aaron Douglas -- Louis Armstrong -- Langston Hughes --
Charles R. Drew -- John Robinson --
Thurgood Marshall -- Gordon Parks --
Jacob Lawrence -- Ousmane Sembe�ne --
James Baldwin -- Harry Belafonte --
Alvin Ailey -- Bill Russell --
Eddie Mabo -- Paul Stephenson --
John Lewis -- Arthur Ashe -- Andre� Leon Talley -- Prince -- Chuck D --
Dwayne McDuffie -- Leland Melvin --
Sir David Adjaye -- More little legends.
School Library Journal starred, November 2019
This volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop stars, athletes and activists. The exceptional men featured include artist Aaron Douglas, civil rights leader John Lewis, dancer Alvin Ailey, filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, musician Prince, photographer Gordon Parks, tennis champion Arthur Ashe, and writer James Baldwin.
7.5 3-6 1080L Lexile
9780316475143 0316475149 9780316497312
2019022196
African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
African Americans--Biography.
Biographies.
E185 / .H313 2019
920 HAR 305.38